AUS
NZ
UK
CA
USA
FRA
GER
ESP
ITA
NLD
PRT
SWE
GRC
IND
POL
BRA
ZAF
RUS
CHN
UAE
UK Market: The UK markets remained in an upbeat mood on Friday even as the nation mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II. At around 1:00 pm GMT+1, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 1.40%, led by mining companies. The FTSE 250, on the other hand, was up 1.30% at the same time. King Charles will address the nation in the evening and give his tributes to the Queen. He'll also pledge his duty to his service as the new sovereign.
ASOS Plc (LON: ASC): Shares of the online fashion and cosmetic retailer climbed nearly 2% during the day despite the warning that its pre-tax profits would hit the lower end of the company's guidance. The company had in June issued guidance of £20 million to £60 million for its adjusted pre-tax profits.
Computacenter plc (LON: CCC): Shares of the IT services provider slipped over 11% following its trading update for the first half of 2020. The company posted a 6.4% loss in its pre-tax profits even as its gross invoiced income rose by 20.8%.
London Security PLC (LON:LSC): Shares of the AIM-listed fire protection company fell over 9% after its half-year profits before tax fell 7.1% to £10.8 million from £12.2 million in the first half of 2021. The company said the figures indicate the rising input price pressures in the countries it operates in.
US Markets: The US market is likely to start in the green, as indicated by the futures indices. S&P 500 future was up by 26.31 points or 0.66% at 4,006.18, while the Dow Jones 30 future was up by 0.61% or 193.24 points at 31,774.52. The technology-heavy index Nasdaq Composite future was also up by 0.60% or 70.23 points, at 11,862.13. (At the time of writing – 8:35 am ET).
US Market News:
Shares of the electronic signature company DocuSign (DOCU) rallied 16.4% in the premarket trading session after it posted market-beating quarterly figures. The company's guidance for shared revenue for the next quarter also exceeded expectations, while the full-year outlook stayed in line with estimates.
Shares of the cloud security firm Zscaler (ZS) jumped 14.1% in the premarket trading session on the back of its robust results for the most recent quarter. The company posted adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share on revenues of $318 million, beating analyst estimates of 20 cents a share on $305 million in revenue.
European Indices Performance (at the time of writing):
FTSE 100 Index One Year Performance (as on 9 September)
(Source: Refinitiv)
Top 3 Volume Stocks in FTSE 100*: Lloyds Banking Group plc (LLOY), Glencore Plc (GLEN), Barclays Plc (BARC)
Top 3 sectors traded in green*: Real Estate (1.23%), Energy (0.94%), Basic Materials (0.62%)
Top 3 sectors traded in red*: Financials (-0.18%), Consumer Non-cyclicals (-0.15%), Consumer Cyclicals (-0.02%)
London Stock Exchange: Stocks Performance (at the time of writing):
Crude Oil Future Prices*: Brent future crude oil (future) price and WTI crude oil (future) price were hovering at $90.91/barrel and $85.12/barrel, respectively.
Gold Price*: Gold price was quoting at US$1,737.10 per ounce, up 0.68% against the prior day's closing.
Currency Rates*: GBP to USD: 1.1572; EUR to USD: 1.0057.
Bond Yields*: US 10-Year Treasury yield: 3.253%; UK 10-Year Government Bond yield: 3.0775%.
*At the time of writing
